Cast your Votes! The High Heel Sneakers contest has come to a close

Literati!

We recently finished collecting entries for our High Heel Sneakers contest. Now we want to hear from you! Which one of these marvelous entries do you think should win the red slipper trophy?

Any person who has read the entries is welcome to cast their vote. You get three votes: two for your favorite entry and one for your second favorite entry. Votes can be submitted by emailing Thorn (thorn@awordwithyoupress.com). The deadline for submissions is 11:59pm PST on Wednesday, January 9. This will give Thorn a chance to tally the votes and announce a winner by Friday, January 11.

We received 21 wonderful entries to this contest! Here is a list you can reference while deciding which ones to vote for.

1. “A Man of Many Hats” by Johnny Tobias, responding to Prompt 9 “Hats off to you”. Posted October 31.
2. “The Discount” by Ed Coonce, responding to Prompt 1 “Blue Suede Shoes” or Prompt 12 “Leather and Lace”. Posted November 7.
3. “Enchanted Eye Glasses” by Miryam L. Howard, did not respond to a specified prompt. Posted November 14.
4. “The Hat” by Jim Babwe, responding to Prompt 9 “Hats off to you”. Posted November 19.
5. “To Walk a Mile in a Hermit’s Shoes” by Ben M. Angel, responding to Prompt 10 “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes”. Posted November 22.
6. “Ecce Homo Ben Indutus” by Michael R. Dilts, responding to Prompt 1 “Blue Suede Shoes”. Posted November 23.
7. “My Baseball Glove” by Mike Casper, did not respond to a specified prompt. Posted November 25.
8. “Cut from the Same Cloth” bu Derek Thompson, did not respond to a specified prompt. Posted November 26.
9. “Waiting for Mr. Ed” by Mike Stang, responding to Prompt 25 “Handkerchief”. Posted November 27.
10. “Silently Walking This Land” by David Jenkins, did not respond to a specified prompt. Posted December 8.
11. “A Memorable Shirt” by Bob Rubin, responding to Prompt 20 “The shirt off my back”. Posted December 10.
12. “Jeans in my Genes” by Alexis Van Horn, responding to Prompt 8 “Jean Genes”. Posted December 12
13. “Louisa’s Jump Boots” by Russel Shor, responding to Prompt 5 “These Boots were Made for Walking”. Posted December 13.
14. “Granddaddy’s Cap” by Sheri Strobaugh, responding to Prompt 9 “Hats off to you”. Posted December 16.
15. “My Ugly Christmas Sweater” by Lidia Chikhareva, responding to Prompt 17 “Ugly Christmas Sweater”. Posted December 19.
16. “Keep Your Hands off my Poodle” by Russel Shor, responding to Prompt 3 “Poodle Skirt”. Posted December 19.
17. “Walking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes” by Jason Reed, responding to Prompt 10 “Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes”. Posted December 20.
18. “A Conversation with Pain” by Tiffany Vakilian, responding to Prompt 14 “Dressed to Kill”. Posted December 20.
19. “Hats Off to You” by Diane Cresswell, responding to Prompt 9 “Hats off to you”, Posted December 28.
20. “The Great Wonderful Thing” by Kristy Webster, responding to Prompt 7 “Skirting the Issue”. Posted January 1.
21. “The Bracelet” by Fred Rivera, responding to Prompt 10 “Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes”. Posted January 3.

Keep an eye out for Thorn’s announcement of the winner!